Table 2. Comparison of the median length and number of N-Linked Glycosylation Sites in the Env V2 and V3 of Subtype B HIV-1 from Trinidad and the Rest of the World (p-values represent comparison between recently transmitted HIV-1 from Trinidadian heterosexuals and others).
V2 | V3 | |||
Length/aa | Number NLGS | Length/aa | Number NLGS | |
Recently Transmitted HIV-1 from Trinidadian Heterosexuals, n = 19 | 46 | 3 | 34Due to T319_ | 1 |
VS | ||||
Recently Transmitted HIV-1 from Argentinian MSM, n = 10* | 39P<0.001 | 2P<0.01 | 35P<0.001 | 1ns |
Recently Transmitted HIV-1 from Database MSM, n = 62 | 39P<0.001 | 2P<0.001 | 35P<0.001 | 1ns |
Recently Transmitted HIV-1 from Database Heterosexuals, n = 11 | 39P<0.01 | 2P<0.01 | 35P<0.01 | 1ns |
Chronic HIV-1 from Trinidadian Heterosexuals, n = 9 | 46ns | 3ns | 34ns | 1ns |
Prevalent HIV-1 from Trinidad**,n = 10 | 46ns | 3ns | 34ns | 1ns |
HIV-1 from Haiti, n = 11 | 43P<0.05 | 2ns | 35P<0.05 | 1ns |
ns = not significant,
*bulk database sequences for two Argentinians within 3 months of seroconversion were included in the analyses,
**bulk database sequences [2].